Uh oh !

Hehe, you know...long days with nothing to do..you should have seen the look (and heard the screams) when my room-mate discovered this one :)

Pils i spleng!

Her i Alpenes land kan en student virkeli leve ut livets glade dager! (for informasjon 1 sveitser frank er 5 spenn..ergo 5x12= 60 kronasjer!) LENGE LEVE SVEITS!

Hot? What are you talking about...

Seems like summer has really kicked in over here! Sun everyday and tempratures ranging from 30-34 degrees...just perfect for me, as I have to wear my lovely tie&shirt! The other thing which is also very cool is that school has prolly 2 rooms with aircon, while all the others are classified as Saunas! I also seem to always get put in one of those rooms...who needs to go running when we're spoiled like this? :) School has given us something though, which has really come handy...free entrance to the local pool. As an authentic Norwegian I am, I don't see much sun all year, so I am quite a sight in bathing trunks! I am working on it though and have made quite a progress...hehe!

School's on !

First week of school is over and a wee wiser I am (wee = "Little", recieving Scottish lessons in my marketing class....don't ask). I've ended up with e very long weekend, since I've got only one class on monday and none on tuesday. In other words, I don't have much to do all day except enjoying this fabolous bed, I've been provided. That brings to mind that the position as "back scratcher is open, so those girls interested can leave their CV + picture, and I will get back to you! Other than that, the first week of school has been quite enjoyable. Things are alot different here compared to Le Bouveret where I spent my first two terms. All in all it's been to the better...just need time to adjust.

Today me and a few friends, ventured on an excursion to Montreux to enjoy the last day of the Montreux JaZz festival. Montreux is a larger city on the shores of Lake Geneva. It hosts every year the world-known Montreux JaZz festiva,l which attracts famous artists from around the world. We spent most of the day strolling around Montreux, looking at all the booths and shops. Due to the extreme heat, we did like most others..parked our butts at the water front, trying to cool down. We also took a trip to Bouveret, visiting my old school. It was nice being back and parts of me wanted to stay. We went to the lake, where I stripped down to my very lovely boxer shorts and jumped in. We also enjoyed Bouverets finest cousine, the world renowned Kebab!

After a quite interesting day, I also had the pleasure of being tortured by my 3 female companions (yes, I am big pimpin). They put me through a 1 1/2 hour car ride back with Madonna blasting from the speakers...I recieved no mercy...I am now scarred for life and I can also recite most of her songs...OMG!

Well, thats all the information I have for ya at this time...I will get back to you later with more interesting news from Switzerland!

Peace!

Back in Switzzzerland

After 6 months styding at Cèsar Ritz in Le Bouveret and a 4 month internship at the Zermatterhof in Zermatt, I was finally able to go home on a long deserved vacation! It was really nice being able to see family and friends again. My mother wasnt late about putting me to work which is quite normal. You know, our house back home is a neverending project. Always somethng which has to be done, especially when I am home. This time I had to dig up the whole front yard and then cover it with sand so its even. Then later its supposed to be covered with stone, so it can be used for whatever garden parties she might have in mind. Thing though is that our house is located up a hill with tons of stairs and a small road next to it, designed so Kim can carry things up. So everytime a new project is under way, all the things (sand, stone, equipment) has to be carried up this hill (Atleast 90% ascent), which is always when I'm home. Atleast I got bigger legs now than Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime (which now is the reason why the pants for my suit dont fit). Oh well...

I also had some time to spend with my friends. We did alot of hiking this summer so I thought I'd post a few pictures. The ones below are from Runde, which is a famous mountain close to where I live. It has several thousand bird species, and is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

After 2 months at mothers labour camp, I am now back in Switzerland starting up my second year of studies for my Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management. I now transfered to Brig, where Cèsar Ritz have their University Center. It's nice being back seeing my classmates again. Just finished the induction weekend, which has been packed with various information classes.

This is a picture of me and Mr.Ritz, outside the school's entrance! Oh well thats all for this time folks. It's time to go watch some football! Gooo France...

Chiao